FabLabIL is Israel’s first digital fabrication lab. It is a place where everyone can manufacture (almost) anything, using a variety of systems and methods connecting the virtual with the physical, enabling every person to freely enjoy the production technologies of the 21st century and promote an enterprising and productive spirit in the community.
The lab is a joint venture of the Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon and the Interior Design Department - College of Management, and a member of a network of international labs established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dec 13: Friday Morning – Family Workshops
10:00-15:00 > open to the public (for parents and kids)
Workshops for designing and manufacturing light fixtures, jewelry, toy animals and furniture using 3D printing and a variety of digital technologies. The public is invited to design, self-produce and enjoy individually designed items.
Cost: 10-20 NIS (according to the specific workshop and item). Admission is limited: advance registration required.
Dec 14: Saturday White Night - Lectures
19:00-23:00 > open to the public
International lectures on Fab Lab, architecture and the city, combined with an exhibition of installations and robotics in keeping with the spirit of the international Fab Lab network.
Guest lecturers from Fab Lab Barcelona and the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC): Arch. Tomás Diez, Director of Fab Lab Barcelona and Arch. Areti Markopoulou, cofounder of Fab Lab Athens.
Free admission: advance registration required.
Dec 15: Sunday Evening - Smart Citizen Workshop
17:00-20:00 > professionals: technology specialists, entrepreneurs, designers, artists, architects, engineers and various experts.
The weather forecast you heard this morning is an environmental average, but what about the weather closet to home? What if your child has asthma? This is why Smart Citizen was invented – an open code urban controller used to forecast various environmental parameters.
The workshop will be facilitated by Smart Citizen inventor Tomás Diez and Areti Markopoulou. Workshop participants will also enjoy an exhibition of installations and robotics by artists and makers.
Free admission: advance registration required.
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